Penneys scale back plan for St Patrick’s Street expansion

Fashion giant is to lodge a fresh planning application for the site

Penneys was granted planning permission in 2023 for a major overhaul of their St Patrick's St premises.

Penneys is to scale back plans for the long-awaited €60m expansion of its flagship store on St Patrick’s St in Cork City.

News that the Irish clothing giant is not now going to grow its retail space by almost 50%, as originally planned, was confirmed to the Irish Examiner by a spokesperson for the company.